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Scotland’s Road Safety Framework to 2020

The Scottish Government has published its Road Safety Framework for the next ten years on Scotland’s roads.

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Road Safety in the West Of Scotland

Road safety in the West of Scotland

All of the 12 local authorities in the region along with Strathclyde Police work together to improve safety on our roads...

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Road Safety

Everyone’s Responsibilty

As Scotland's Road safety Framework to 2020 makes clear - road safety is everyone's responsilibility.

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New Drivers

New Drivers

1 in 5 new drivers will have an accident in the first year alone. The New Drivers Act aims to reduce the number of road deaths...

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Severe Injuries

Severe Injuries

The severity of injuries suffered in crashes will vary depending on many factors, such as speed, whether or not the victim...

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KSI Reduction

Safety Cameras and Fatal/Serious Injury Crash Reduction

A report by Scotland’s Chief Statistician shows that the average number of people killed or seriously injured at safety camera sites in Scotland between 2008 and 2010 is 63 per cent lower than the three-year baseline averages recorded since the start of the programme.  (71% lower at safety camera sites in the West of Scotland).

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Red Light Running

122 people were injured in the West of Scotland in 2010 because of drivers going through red traffic signals, 83 of these in the city of Glasgow.

Traffic signals are put in place to allow traffic to flow in a regulated way. They are an essential safety feature which must not be ignored - after all, your red light is someone else's green - and remember AMBER means STOP unless unsafe to do so.

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